diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ba9ab2b..5cb791e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5020,8 +5020,30 @@
 			my ($s, $c) = ($stat, $cond);
 
 			if ($c =~ /\bif\s*\(.*[^<>!=]=[^=].*/s) {
-				ERROR("ASSIGN_IN_IF",
-				      "do not use assignment in if condition\n" . $herecurr);
+				if (ERROR("ASSIGN_IN_IF",
+					  "do not use assignment in if condition\n" . $herecurr) &&
+				    $fix && $perl_version_ok) {
+					if ($rawline =~ /^\+(\s+)if\s*\(\s*(\!)?\s*\(\s*(($Lval)\s*=\s*$LvalOrFunc)\s*\)\s*(?:($Compare)\s*($FuncArg))?\s*\)\s*(\{)?\s*$/) {
+						my $space = $1;
+						my $not = $2;
+						my $statement = $3;
+						my $assigned = $4;
+						my $test = $8;
+						my $against = $9;
+						my $brace = $15;
+						fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+						fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "$space$statement;");
+						my $newline = "${space}if (";
+						$newline .= '!' if defined($not);
+						$newline .= '(' if (defined $not && defined($test) && defined($against));
+						$newline .= "$assigned";
+						$newline .= " $test $against" if (defined($test) && defined($against));
+						$newline .= ')' if (defined $not && defined($test) && defined($against));
+						$newline .= ')';
+						$newline .= " {" if (defined($brace));
+						fix_insert_line($fixlinenr + 1, $newline);
+					}
+				}
 			}
 
 			# Find out what is on the end of the line after the